Seema Sinha and Deepika Parashari Solutions for Exercise 1: Put on your thinking cap

Name the vitamin needed to avoid scurvy. (Write with the prefix Vitamin)

Name the component of food needed to avoid constipation. (It has the prefix dietary)

Name the nutrient that provides body warmth.

Name the nutrient needed for growth and repair of cells.

List the main functions of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

​​​​​​How is the presence of protein tested in a food item?

​​​​​​Answer the following:

i) What is malnutrition? What are its types?

ii) What are deficiency diseases? Mention three of them and how they occur.

Across:
1. Deficiency of iron causes this disease.

2. It is the main source of energy.

3. It is a rich source of fat used in cooking.

4. Some of these are water-soluble and some are fat-soluble.

 5. It prevents constipation by adding bulk to the food.

6. Deficiency of vitamin C causes this disease.

Down:

1. It is the medium of all chemical reactions in the body.

2. It is needed in small quantities.

 3. It is needed for growth.

4. Provides twice the amount of energy as compared to carbohydrates.

5. Overweight leads to this condition.

6. Deficiency of calcium and phosphorus causes this disease.